REV2019: Registration is Now Open!

   ICYMI – Registration is OPEN for REV It Up: Empowering Energy Transformation! Join business professionals, regulators, and climate advocates from New England & Canada on October 10th & 11th in Vermont for the longest running (19 years!), largest, and most comprehensive renewable energy conference in the region. New this year, you can sign up for B2B connections.  Attend […]

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VT Interfaith Power & Light newsletter – September 2019

Green Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News September 2019 In this newsletter: Registration for VTIPL’s Annual Conference Now Open! Congregational Sponsors of VTIPL’s Conference VTIPL’s Coordinator Retiring at End of Year Celebrate Sacred Waters at Shelburne Bay Park Sept. 7 Vision for Vermont Summit: Sept. 14, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton Two Vermont Events during National […]

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2020: 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote

August 26 marked the 99th anniversary of the #19thamendment’s ratification. The Amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” and was the result of 72-years of suffragist organizing and sacrifice, and in the […]

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AASHE’s 2019 Sustainable Campus Index

I’m excited to share that AASHE has released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports […]

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Seeking a civic-minded student videographer

In past years, we have had Champlain work study students film Ward Neighborhood Planning Association meetings, which air on Channel 17. This year, I have a returning student who is able to film the Ward 4/7 meeting, but due to an evening class, he is not able to film Ward 6 meetings, which covers Champlain’s neighborhood and is held the […]

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Volunteer Connection listings – August 30th edition

United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to community needs. Go to https://unitedwaynwvt.galaxydigital.com/. September 2, 2019 By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist ON SCHEDULE – American Red Cross Blood Services is looking […]

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Champlain Earns STARS Silver

Good news to celebrate! Champlain College once again earned a Silver Rating from the AASHE STARS Program, in May 2019. As stated on their website, “The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.” This was the second submission from Champlain College […]

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Fall 2019 Group Volunteer Opportunities with The Nature Conservancy

Dear Volunteer Partners and Friends, Please see the attached flier for your reference. You can direct anyone who would like to sign up to send me an email at jack.markoski@tnc.org or call 802.229.4425 x 106. Specific details and logistics communications for each date will be shared following sign-up confirmation. Thank you so much for your help in this process – […]

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UVM’s Office of Sustainability ? News for August

Check out the good word from our neighbors. Many of the community-related information is the same for Champlain! View this email in your browser UVM Campus Sustainability Newsletter August 2019 As we anticipate the Class of 2023’s arrival, we are reminded of one of the reasons students come here: sustainability! In 2017, 42% of students said […]

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